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#374 - Pokercast 374 - Elliot Roe & guest host Adam LevyTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 374 for July 29th, 2015yesAdam Levy, Elliot Roe)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Terrence is steering the ship this week as Adam is golfing again, but tournament boss Adam “Roothlus” Levy fills in the co host spot for commentary on this week of poker news. Terrence and Adam begin with some talk about Adam’s move to Vancouver and experiences here before getting into “In Case You Missed It”. Stories this week include: More changes to Full Tilt’s ring game landscape, Stars signs Felipe Ramos, the Cosmo in Vegas catches fire, a thread about sexism in poker and more. Steve Day then joins us from the Isle of Man to talk about MicroMillions, Pokerstars’ new megabonus promotion, turbo MTT rake and the party in Toronto this weekend we will be at. After Steve the guys review some “Ross Report” hands then Elliot Roe joins us. Elliot is a hypnotherapist and mind coach who has worked with many high level poker players, including Terrence and Adam’s friends. Terrence and Elliot have a discussion about the importance of the mental game of poker (and MMA) and what it takes to be stronger than your opponent. After the second break the guys reply to your e-mails and forum posts, Adam talks about receiving one of the greatest (or worst) Hellmuth blow ups and the guys talk about some interesting hands from late in the main event this year. The format and password to the Pokerstars Invitational is also in the show! (Featured guests: Adam Levy, Elliot Roe)Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/374.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Omaha, PLO, Poker strategy, poker podcast, WPT, Tournaments, poker travel, pokerstars, spin & go, poker tournaments, strategy, win money at poker, terrence chan, vegas, macau, pokernews#373 - Pokercast 373 - Jesse MartinTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 373 for July 22nd, 2015yesJesse Martin)]]>This week on the Pokercast: The gang is back under one roof for another episode with the outspoken Jesse Martin! To start, Ross has a trip report from a music festival last weekend, Adam went to a show too and the guys preview next week's ep. and upcoming show trips before jumping in to “In Case You Missed It”. This week: Bluff Magazine closes it’s doors, live odds for the Nov 9 are out, the 2015 WSOP demographics and more. After the break Jesse Martin joins us for an in depth interview. Jesse is a regular in the high stakes mixed games and tournaments, he always has an opinion about how to improve the WSOP and does just that with us. He also tells some tales of battling with Doyle and other bosses in Bobby’s Room this summer along with other subjects. The guys also review the tweets of the week and some of the mail you’ve sent us. Steve Day joins us from Pokerstars in the Isle of Man to talk about another year of the Pokercast, MicroMillions and WCOOP, including the new high roller. The password for this week’s Pokercast running alongside the MicroMillions main event is also in the show! (Featured guests: Jesse Martin)Wed, 22 Jul 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/373.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Omaha, PLO, Poker strategy, poker podcast, WPT, Tournaments, poker travel, pokerstars, spin & go, poker tournaments, strategy, win money at poker, terrence chan, vegas, macau, pokernews, berlin, WSOP#372 - Pokercast 372 - Fedor Holz and the 2015 November 9Two Plus Two PublishingEpisode 372 for July 15th, 2015yesFedor Holz)]]>This week on the Pokercast: The 2015 November 9 has been set and as usual we’ve been following the action closely. To start it off we are joined by our resident main event super fan MJ and we jump right into the big stories. The guys kick things off with Negreanu’s run nearly making the final table, then run down the rest of the final 27 leading up to the Nov 9. The final 9 are previewed, Adam and Terrence talk about some interesting ICM considerations and some controversy about the tanking as people went deeper. Other stories covered this week are: A weird video featuring Brian Hastings, Neymar Jr. visits the WSOP, A video featuring terrible dealer behaviour and more. Then young tournament phenom and 25th place finisher in the main event, Fedor Holz joins us to talk about his run, one of the most controversial hands from late in the tournament and why he doesn’t like Vegas. After Fedor leaves us we review the main event tweets in “140 or less” then head to break. Lee Jones then joins us to talk about Negreanu’s run, Pokerstars Playhouse in Vegas, legislation in California and more. Then to wrap things up the Adam gives some forum shout outs, we talk about some upcoming shows and there’s a moment of zen! Of course, the Pokerstars Invitational password and format is included in the show. (Featured guests: Fedor Holz)Wed, 15 Jul 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/372.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky#371 - Pokercast 371 - Bill Chen, Andrew Barber and the Main EventTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 371 for July 10th, 2015yesBill Chen)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Terrence joins us from Vegas after his WSOP comes to an end and we’ve got another great WSOP episode for you! To kick things off Adam has a couple bits of news, Terrence gives a preview of his picks for this weekends UFC, and Ross also has some news from this week before we jump into the WSOP coverage in “In Case You Missed It”. This week: The Main Event is underway and we bring you up to date on the stories from the biggest tournament of the year, some math behind the correlation of having a big stack on day 1 and cashing, Terrence and Adam share some of their Main Event stories and more. The rest of the final bracelet events are also reviewed like the $10k HORSE which was won by Andrew Barber. Andrew joins us on break from his Main Event to talk about some controversy that arose with another player in the HORSE, winning the tournament and his plans outside of poker. Our feature guest this week is Bill Chen, some know Bill from his appearance on High Stakes Poker season 1 or you may have read his book “The Mathematics of Poker”. Bill joins us from the Rio for an in depth interview on a ton of subjects like tournament variance, dealers choice mixed games, learning new games and his work outside of poker. After Bill, we head to the Isle of Man to talk to Steve Day at Pokerstars about some questions from the forum regarding Supernova and SNE status in the future, MicroMillions and the LAPT. Some great Main Event tweets are reviewed in “140 or less”, Adam has some forum shout outs and Ross has some live hands to review. The password and Format to the Pokercast Invitational is also in this segment, and since it’s close to the end of the week Ross will tweet it out, too! (Featured guests: Bill Chen)Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/371.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, WSOP, Barry Greenstein, November 9, Main event, Shaun Deeb, Macau, Asia Pacfiic, PLO, Hold them, Poker Strategy, Live poker, online poker, live hand, espn, staking, strategy, Pokerstars,#370 - Pokercast 370 - Jonathan Duhamel, Eli Elezra and Scott VenerTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 370 for July 1st, 2015yesEli Elezra, Jonathan Duhamel, Jaime "Pokerstaples" Staples, Scott Vener)]]>This week on the Pokercast: We didn’t think it was possible, we really didn’t… but we managed to fit even more guests on this week’s show than last week because they were all so good we couldn’t say no! A 6 guest extravaganza as we near the end of the 2015 WSOP, but the news is still in full swing. It’s Canada Day and the show kicks off with Adam bringing up a podcaster that made history this week before we jump into the recent bracelet events and news. This week in “In Case You Missed It”: A ton of high stakes action is going on at the Aria such as the made for TV cash game featuring the heavy hitters of the poker world, it hasn’t been produced for TV yet but it has been live streaming on Twitch for you to watch with commentary by Jamie Staples. Jamie joins us from Vegas to talk about what he’s seen so far, some notable pots and what we can expect to see going forwards. There are also a handful of gold bracelet winners at the Rio this week and we managed to snag 2 of them while on break from the $10K HORSE. The one and only Eli Elezra joins us to talk about his win in Stud, how he maintains a love of the game and the state of the high stakes mixed games in Vegas. Then good Canadian kid Jonathan Duhamel joins us to talk about his win in the One Drop, the dynamic between Hellmuth and Colman at that final table, a few hands and of course a little hockey talk. Other bracelet events are talked about as well as an update to the Brian Hastings multi accounting scandal and more. Scott Vener also joins us on this episode, Scott has worked on many popular TV shows such as Entourage, 90210 and Ballers. Scott recently had a deep run in a $5k at the series too. He joins us to talk about bubbling a One Drop satellite last year, what it takes to score a movie, a music recommendation and his new radio show in Pharrell. After the second break a legend from the Pokercast forums joins us in studio for a short chat. Steve Day joins us from the Isle of Man to talk Pokerstars, the guys review some epic tweets in “140 or less” and answer your mail! The password and format for the Pokercast invitational is included in the end of the show as well. (Featured guests: Eli Elezra, Jonathan Duhamel, Jaime "Pokerstaples" Staples, Scott Vener)Wed, 1 Jul 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/370.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky#369 - Pokercast 369 - Jean Robert Ballande and Dan IdemaTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 369 for June 26th, 2015yesDan Idema, Joe Tall, Jean-Robert Bellande)]]>This week on the Pokercast: A 5 guest extravaganza covering the multitude of interesting stories from this week. Terrence is busy bracelet hunting so Joe Tall joins as guest host for most of the show. Adam and Joe banter about some recent golf and huge DFS score that happened last weekend and they jump into the news. This week: A rundown of recent bracelet events, the continuing issue of bad cards at the WSOP, Brian Hastings multi-accounting allegations, Brian Micon returns to Nevada, and where is Ivey!? In the second segment the guests start rolling in, T Chan hops on the show before heading to a final table to talk about the impromptu wrestling match with Huck Seed outside the Rio. Next, one of the recent bracelet winners this week was Adam’s better half (brother) Dan Idema, Dan joins us to talk about his history, recent win, deep runs and tournament tips! Then, it’s been 2 weeks since we have touched base with the mothership and Lee Jones joins us from Pokerstars. Lee addresses the recent bot-ring suspicions, Stinger’s multi accounting and some lighter topics like a couple of summer parties including Pokerstars’ return to Vegas! But wait! There’s more… Jean Robert Bellande joins us fresh off of his runner up finish in the PPC to talk about that and the high stakes events coming to Aria soon. The guys review some tweets in “140 or less” and Ross shares a couple of live cash hands from the WSOP in the Rossco Report. Since it’s a very late show this week, the password and format for this week’s Pokerstars Invitational will be found in the beginning of segment 2. (Featured guests: Dan Idema, Joe Tall, Jean-Robert Bellande)Fri, 26 Jun 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/369.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Aria, Hellmuth, high roller, high stakes, Idema, WSOP, bracelet bets, pokerstars, poker bots, Lee Jones, JRB, Pokercast#368 - Pokercast 368 - Live from the 2015 WSOP with Shaun DeebTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 368 for June 18th, 2015yesShaun Deeb)]]>This week on the Pokercast: The crew is on location at the 2015 WSOP in Las Vegas and we have recent bracelet winner Shaun Deeb with us to talk about everything that has been going on in poker this week. The guys run down the latest bracelet events and stories as Shaun chimes in with some insider info, such as the truth about Hellmuth’s Razz game. In other news this week: Hellmuth takes heat on twitter for thanking his sponsors, there’s been a last minute change to the format of the $50k players championship, the guys address the issue of the new flimsy cards at the Rio and more. Adam and T then turn to Shaun and talk about an insane new form of Chinese Poker he has been playing, his series so far/the bracelet and awesome final hand of heads up vs. Paul Volpe, juggling family and poker and general Vegas stories from this year. After Shaun heads back to the Rio to play, the guys review their trip so far… including a 2+2 party on Vegas’ sketchy side of town, the guys answer the mailbag, give forum shout outs and review some tweets in “140 or less”. A couple of live tournament hands are reviewed from Ross, and this week’s format and password to the Pokercast Invitational are in the show! (Featured guests: Shaun Deeb)Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/368.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, WSOP, Barry Greenstein, November 9, Main event, Shaun Deeb, Macau, Asia Pacfiic, PLO, Hold them, Poker Strategy, Live poker, online poker, live hand, espn, staking, strategy, Pokerstars, POY#367 - Pokercast 367 - Week 2 WSOP coverage with Remko RinkemaTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 367 for June 9th, 2015Remko Rinkema)]]>This week on the Pokercast: With Terrence (on skype) down in Vegas, Adam invites friend and former CEO of PokerNews Robbie Davie into the studio to guest host. The WSOP is in full swing and there are some very interesting stories emerging this week from Vegas. The top story this week in "In Case You Missed It" is the allegation of cheating by a player in the $10k heads-up event. There is 1 guy who has been investigating this story more than anyone else and that man is reporter and former guest host of the Pokercast from Macau, Remko Rinkema. Remko joins the 4 of us for an in depth discussion about the scandal and what is being done about it. Adam also runs down the results and stories from the rest of the events at the Rio, such as Hellmuth's 14th bracelet. Other stories covered are: Controversy about a change in tournament structures at the series, WSOP dealers are unhappy about pay cuts, A rare piece of Stu Ungar memorabilia sold on Ebay and Eskimo Clark passing away. After the break the guys respond to a bunch of your mail and Steve Day joins us once again to talk about Pokerstars summer promotions including a party with Daniel Negreanu in Toronto we are planning to attend! In the final segment, since we have poker reporting expert Robbie Davie in studio, the guys get into the controversial change to the WSOP reporting this year and the history and reasons behind that. Then Adam reviews some hands from Ross in "The Rossco Report". Stay tuned for an ending to the show unlike any other, and listen for the password and format to another WSOP themed Pokercast Invitational within the show. (Featured guests: Remko Rinkema)Tue, 9 Jun 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/367.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, PLO, WSOP, Hellmuth, 14th bracelet, millionaire maker, razz, shaun deeb, pokernews, online poker, poker strategy, tournament poker, poker cheating, wsop cheating, terrence chan, vegas, rio, mixed games, pokerstars, stev#366 - Pokercast 366 - Andrew Lichtenberger, Matt Savage and The Colossus!Two Plus Two PublishingEpisode 366 for June 3rd, 2015yesMatt Savage, Andrew Lichtenberger)]]>This Week on the Pokercast: The first week of the 46th annual WSOP is history now and we’ve got all the stories from the Rio. Mr. Mike Johnson has returned to the Pokercast studios to host with Adam for what is his favourite time to talk poker, and most other poker fans favourite time of the year, too. To kick things off this week in “In Case You Missed It”: The Colossus was the largest live poker tournament of all time, Adam and Mike break down the sheer numbers of this tournament and talk about it’s pros and cons. The guys also talk about the other bracelet events of the week, one of which a pokercast listener took down! Alongside the WSOP there are a ton of other events going on in Vegas such as super high rollers at the Aria. There’s an interesting story about a guy who was accidentally registered for a $25k tournament and decided to play causing a big problem for the casino and we’ve got the details. Other stories covered this week are the 24hr poker channel, and Macau gambling revenue taking a dive. Last week Adam was away at a golf tournament with lots of poker players and industry types, and Matt Savage was the ring leader. Matt joins us to talk about the golf trip and the issues and news surrounding the heap of poker tournaments this week. Also, the Pokercast crew, new and old got together this weekend for Terrence's much anticipated fight and there are many stories from that night. Terrence joins us to talk about his experience from Vegas before heading down to the Rio to hop in a tournament. After T, Steve Day joins us to talk about what’s been happening at Pokerstars, the addition of some huge names to the Pokerstars Team and more. Finally, Andrew “LuckyChewy” Lichtenberger is our last guest of the night and he also joins us from Vegas. Andrew has had a ton of success not only over the last several years, but in the last couple months. We talk about his recent scores in SCOOP and Aria high rollers and about his new book “Yoga of Poker, a high stakes journey to freedom”. Lastly, listen for the password to the Pokerstars invitational for Pokercast listeners within the show! (Featured guests: Matt Savage, Andrew Lichtenberger)Wed, 3 Jun 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/366.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky#365 - Pokercast 365 - SCOOP wrap-up and WSOP eve with Nolan Dalla and KevmathTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 365 for May 26th, 2015yesNolan Dalla, Lee Jones)]]>This week on the Pokercast: While Adam is off in golfer’s paradise, the first pokercast without A-Schwartz or MJ is in the books! Terrence fills the host’s chair while Mazin “Msauce” Khoury fills in as guest co-host to bring you up to date as the poker world transitions from SCOOP to the 2015 WSOP. Terrence starts out this week with an obituary of John Nash who changed poker with his mathematical genius and the guys move into “In Case You Missed It”. This week: SCOOP ended yesterday with the $10k Main Event of which Terrence and Mazin both played, the guys review their tournaments and Terrence brings a hand where he was put in a very tough spot for a big pot near the bubble. The guys review the highlights of the rest of this years series and the amazing numbers and feats we saw over the last few weeks. The guys also talk about the questionable WSOP player of the year points formula, Isildur’s upcoming debut to twitch, A proposed online poker bill for New York state with some comical wording and the date and location for this year’s Two Plus Two party! It’s the eve of the WSOP so we have 2 guys on the show who know more about it than anyone, Nolan Dalla is our first guest. Nolan is an Author, WSOP historian and joins us to share his insights of this year’s series and regales us with some tales of past WSOP moments. After that, one of poker’s good guys and a walking poker encyclopedia of sorts Kevin “Kevmath” Mathers joins us for more WSOP talk and to tell us how he went from being an unknown blogger and forum mod to one of poker’s most sought after resources. In the last segment the guys answer a ton of your mail, give forum shout outs, review some listener hands and review this week’s poker tweets in “140 or less”. Lee Jones also joins us, not from Pokerstars HQ but from California where he is attending an important meeting for poker there. Lastly, make sure to listen for this week’s play chip & real money Pokerstars Invitational password! (Featured guests: Nolan Dalla, Lee Jones)Tue, 26 May 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/365.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky#364 - Pokercast 364 - Bart Hanson and HUSNG software with Adam "coffeeyay" SobolewskiTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 364 for May 20th, 2015yesAdam "coffeeyay" Sobolewski, Bart Hanson)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Stemming from a thread in NVG, we discuss a piece of software that makes decisions for players in heads up sit and go’s. To start off the show, Terrence talks about an opponent change for his upcoming fight, and Adam talks about the end of the Letterman era. This week in “In Case You Missed It” our feature story is the thread that popped up in NVG about an article from husng.com about “Pokerstars allowing automated decision software”. We brought heads up NL expert, CoffeeHUD creator and math whiz Adam Sobolewski onto the program so that he could explain some of the details of this program and what it means to players. Our feature guest this week is Bart Hanson, Bart has been a player and coach for many years and if you’ve followed poker for any reasonable amount of time you’ve certainly heard his voice. Bart joins us fresh off a trip to Macau. He comes on to talk about coaching players in the highest stakes games in the world, stories from Macau, his very packed WSOP schedule and more. In the third segment Steve Day joins us from Pokerstars HQ to address more questions about the HUSNG software, SCOOP and new Pokerstars sponsorships. The guys then answer your mail and give forum shout outs, review the tweets of the week in “140 or less” and share some of their favourite things for the first time in a while. We have set up the play chips equivalent of the Pokercast Invitational alongside the real money invitational, so listen for the password in this weeks show and be the first winner in both formats! (Featured guests: Adam "coffeeyay" Sobolewski, Bart Hanson)Wed, 20 May 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/364.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Omaha, PLO, Poker strategy, poker podcast, WPT, Tournaments, poker travel, pokerstars, spin & go, poker tournaments, strategy, win money at poker, terrence chan, vegas, macau, pokernews, pokercast#363 - Pokercast 363 - Doug Polk, Joe Tall and SCOOP 2015Two Plus Two PublishingEpisode 363 for May 13th, 2015yesDouglas Polk, Joe Tall)]]>This week on the Pokercast: The poker world is buzzing, and we’ve got a jam packed episode this week as the guys tackle all of the news. Adam talks about potentially the biggest sports bet of his life to start and we get into the news in “In Case You Missed It”. This week the stories include: The WSOP’s annual media conference and still not allowing chops, Colossus potentially being the biggest live event of all time and a brawl caught on tape at Harrah’s New Orleans.
In the Brains vs. AI challenge, the humans defeated the poker bot Claudico by 732k. In the second segment Doug Polk joins us to recap the challenge, the controversy of the university claiming a tie, stories from his time in Pittsburgh and plans for SCOOP. After we talk with Doug, Joe Tall joins us to talk about Full Tilt remissions and his love of Tom Brady.
In the third segment the guys review some live, online, cash and tournament hands from Ross in “The Rossco Report” and Ross previews a new segment in which he recaps the action from the nosebleed stakes online. This week Isildur made a return to the highest stakes where he took on some of the greatest poker minds heads up, listen to find out how he did! Then Brian Slick joins us, Brian is the Tournament Director at Pokerstars and he comes on to give us the official rundown of SCOOP 2015 and a little insight into his previous job...driving a tank. Finally, we’ve got mail in the mailbag and listen a password and format to this week’s Pokercast Invitational. (Featured guests: Douglas Polk, Joe Tall)Wed, 13 May 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/363.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky#362 - Pokercast 362 - Poker and AI with Nikolai YakovenkoTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 362 for May 6th, 2015yesNikolai Yakovenko)]]>This Week on the pokercast: We continue along the vein of Poker and artificial intelligence. To kick it off Terrence talks about preparations for his upcoming fight and the guys review the highly anticipated May/Pac fight of this past weekend. Upcoming episodes and guest hosts and The Riviera closing/selling off their equipment is also discussed as we jump into “In Case You Missed It”. This week: Pokerstars announces changes to their revenue sharing programs, Tim Ferriss learns poker, TDA discussions of a rule change, The EPT Monaco Super High roller and Grand Final, Cristiano Ronaldo posts a poker pic and more. The guys update the humans vs. AI challenge from last week and we move along into segment 2. Nikolai Yakovenko is our feature guest, in order to learn more about AI and poker we needed an expert. Nikolai is the creator of the hugely popular ABC Poker app for open face chinese poker, he has worked for Google, spent lots of time in underground New York poker clubs and has over $500k in live tournament cashes. Nikolai shares insight on all of the AI questions we can throw at him and tells some of his tales from the felt. In our final segment of the week Steve Day joins us from the Isle of Man to talk about SCOOP and Pokerstars making millionaires. The guys tackle a bunch of strategy questions from listeners and the “Rossco Report”, review tweets in “140 or less”, give forum shout outs and answer the mailbag. As always, the password for the pokercast invitational on Pokerstars is included somewhere in the show. (Featured guests: Nikolai Yakovenko)Wed, 6 May 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/362.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, AI, Claudico, doug polk, Nikolai Yakovenko, Google, Poker and AI, Pokercast, EPT Monaco, Pokerstars, SCOOP, ABC Poker, Tim Ferriss Poker, Cristiano Ronaldo poker, Riviera, vegas, WSOP#361 - Pokercast 361 - Doug Polk, Brad Willis and a $1M Spin&Go WinnerTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 361 for April 28th, 2015yesDouglas Polk)]]>This week on the Pokercast: We’ve got 4 great guests on this week’s show, with something for everyone! To kick it all off Terrence announces the date and previews his upcoming fight, we talk about another somewhat more popular fight coming up before jumping into “In Case You Missed It”.
This week: There is a new series of poker documentaries being released featuring Martin Jacobsen, An arrest warrant is issued for Seals with Clubs chairman Bryan Micon, Daniel Negreanu blogs about young problem gamblers and it’s the 10 Year anniversary of the Pokerstars Blog. Brad Willis of the Stars Blog joins us to talk about the decade he has spent writing about the game we love, and some of his personal highlights. In Segment 2 Doug Polk aka WCGRider joins us from Pittsburgh to talk about him and other Heads Up NL bosses playing a bot named “Claudico” designed by Carnegie Mellon University. Doug talks about how he ranks the bot compared to human intelligence and some stories of how the challenge has gone for him and the others so far. The guys then do a quick “Rossco Report” and move along to the final part of the show. In segment 3 Steve Day joins us with news from Pokerstars HQ. Then Adam has some forum shout outs and answers the mail where we accept some content requests from you, and also review this week’s poker tweets in “140 or less”. Lastly, be sure to listen for the format and password of the Pokercast Invitational on Pokerstars for this Sunday!
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46:30 End of Segment 1/Beginning of Segment 2 and Crush Live Poker Strategy Minute
1:55:00 End of Seg 2/Beginning of Seg 3 (Featured guests: Douglas Polk)Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/361.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, spin&go, Poker Bot, NLH, PLO, online poker, pokerstars, wcgrider, doug polk, tournament strategy, poker news, online poker, daniel negreanu, pokercast, two plus two#360 - Pokercast 360 - Twitching with Jason SomervilleTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 360 for April 22nd, 2015yesJason Somerville)]]>This week on the Pokercast: We’ve jumped on the Twitch bandwagon after lots of talk for the first live Pokercast! The crew is in the Vancouver studio together as we try and do live radio, for better or for worse. Terrence begins with a new fight announcement and Adam talks about the complications of listening to Podcasts in bed. This week in “In Case You Missed It” We review Daniel Negreanu’s debut to the live streaming world where he played $4/800 mix. Adam and T review 2 interesting high stakes hands from that session and then move along to the rest of the news. Other stories this week include: The APPT Nanjing being shut down by Chinese authorities, Lock Poker closes, Alex Jacob’s Jeopardy run comes to an end, Merge/Carbon cashouts taking 10+ weeks and Jonathan Duhamel and Pokerstars part ways. In the second segment, following the Twitch trend our guest this week is Jason Somerville aka Jcarver! Jason joins us for a multicast from his grind station to talk about his new relationship with Pokerstars as a pro, his history and what it takes to be a professional poker streamer! In segment 3 we are joined by Steve Day from the Isle of Man and Pokerstars to talk about Pokerstars making millionaires, VIP Club Live and a story about Ike Haxton taking advantage of a mistake in Stars’ sports book. Adam then gets into forum shout outs, “140 or less” and the mailbag. And of course, listen for the password to this week’s Jcarver themed Pokercast Invitational! (Featured guests: Jason Somerville)Wed, 22 Apr 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/360.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Run it Up, Jason somerville, twitch, twitch poker, daniel negreanu, phil hellmuth, mix game, high stakes poker, Pokerstars, VIP Club, isle of man, Live, Pokercast#359 - Pokercast 359 - Lance Bradley, “Scotty Nguyen”, News Views and Mail!Two Plus Two PublishingEpisode 359 for April 16th, 2015yesLance Bradley)]]>Live from the Two Plus Two Studios - This week on the Pokercast: The gang is back in the studio together after missing a week, so naturally there’s a buildup of content to get to! To kick it off Adam and Terrence share their views on the passing of David “Devilfish” Ulliot, Ross has a trip report from his trip to NYC and the guys are excited about the start of the NHL playoffs. Adam shares his frustration with trying Jason Koon’s manly morning routine and Terrence offers an easier way before jumping into “In Case You Missed It”. This week’s top stories are: The WSOP’s change to media credentials allowing them to censor social media, reactions to the awful televised slowroll from the Irish Open last week, the TDA summit, a poker player crushes jeopardy, Jamie Staples signs to PokerStars, Angela Jordison wins 3 live tournaments in 3 days and Phil Ivey appears in a car commercial. In the second segment this we get a surprise in studio visit from Scotty Nguyen who joins us to share some choice words. Scotty bounces out pretty quickly, but The Bluff Power 20 Ballot is out and has some interesting names from the poker world were included. We bring in Lance Bradley, editor in chief of Bluff Magazine to talk about the most powerful people in poker this year and more. Steve Day then joins us to talk about the huge $1M Sunday Storm coming up this sunday and other happenings at stars this week. In the last segment we’ve got a bunch of your mail to get to since we missed a week. Adam has some shout outs from the forum and we jump in to “Maibag”. The guys review poker hands and talk strat more than we usually do, a few from listeners and a couple from Ross. Lastly, the guys read their favourite tweets from the poker world, and listen for the password and format to this week’s pokercast invitational! (Featured guests: Lance Bradley)Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/359.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, scotty nguyen, bluff, bluff mag, pokercast, phil ivey, Irish Open, twitch, poker strategy, PLO, WSOP#358 - Pokercast 358 - Cylus Watson and Joe IngramTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 358 for March 31st, 2015yesJoe Ingram, Cylus Watson)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Terrence has moved further north this week but isn't in Vancouver as he joins the guys from Vegas this week. The guys kick it off with some banter about eating bugs, Alan Boston providing another winner for us and Adam questions his OFC run good. This week in "In Case You Missed It" the guys have news about: Amaya's earnings report being released, Nevada/Delaware online pooling begins, the TDA conference controversially being planned for the Venetian, A player wins 4 tournaments at EPT Malta, a WSOP.com MTT bug, the guys extend their condolences to Dave "Devilfish" Ulliot and more. In other news Joe Ingram is embarking on a 750 day twitch streaming marathon and joins us to talk about it, and Hollywood Haxton makes a quick appearance on the show too!
Our feature guest this week is Cylus Watson, in continuing to prepare you for the WSOP this year Cylus comes on to talk about Vegas cash games. Cy is a pro who lives in Vegas now and he is an expert on the games around town. He joins us to talk about which games you should play, a story about the infamous $5/10 game at the Wynn where Andy Beal lost over $100k in an evening and why live tournaments are so tilting for him. Cy also shares some of his daily fantasy sports knowledge and insight into his deep run in the main event from 2012. In the last segment this week, Steve Day joins us from Pokerstars HQ on the Isle of Man to talk about Pokerstars planning on making several millionaires this year which leads to a discussion of how many people are actually making over $100k on stars these days. Adam then gives some forum shout-outs, the guys answer the mailbag and review the tweets in "140 or less". We've got some favourite things this week including a book that's a must read for poker players. Of course… The format and password to the Pokercast invitational on Pokerstars is included in the show too! (Featured guests: Joe Ingram, Cylus Watson)Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/358.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky#357 - Pokercast 357 - Jason Koon and David TuchmanTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 357 for March 23rd, 2015yesJason Koon, David Tuchman)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Adam’s on tilt in the beginning of this weeks episode as he is running bad vs. the traffic cops once again but he cheers up quick to bring another full show to you! Terrence, still in Mexico brings us some news from there and tells us of his plans for Vegas before we get into “In Case You Missed It". The top story this week is a thread that was started in NVG in which a player has come forwards claiming his account on stars was hacked and money was stolen. Adam and Terrence get deep into the facts of this case, Terrence recounts his experience working at Pokerstars back in the day, explains how things are different nowadays and advocates the use of RSA keys. The guys offer their personal solutions then move onto the other stories of the week which include: The Global Poker Masters which were held by the GPI this week, EPT Malta, a bad ruling at the ANZPT Sydney and the Borgata free throw tournament.
Our feature guest this week is Jason Koon who joins us from NYC for an interview that ranges from kale shakes to winning high rollers to a pet seal and everything in between. The interview is truly jam packed and you’ll have to experience it for yourself! David Tuchman joins us after that to preview his summer streaming the WSOP final tables again. If you missed last year’s final table streams you missed out on some awesome poker content (although they are still available) and this summer should be awesome too. Tuchman talks about why he loves his job and how he chooses his guests for the streams. In the last segment Steve Day joins us from Pokerstars HQ to further discuss the hacked account, Micro Millions and new Pokerstars team members. The guys also review the Mailbag, 140 or less and the format and password for the Pokercast Invitational is within the show! (Featured guests: Jason Koon, David Tuchman)Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/357.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, jason koon, WSOP, tuchman, ben86, phil galfond, vancouver, vegas, final table, super tuesday, high roller, PLO, tournament poker, LAPC, Pokerstars, Micro millions, main event#356 - Pokercast 356 - Alan Boston and Listener SubmissionsTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 356 for March 17th, 2015yesAlan Boston)]]>This week on the Pokercast: We’re back up on a Tuesday, and we’ve got your lock of the week! To start off the guys chat about Rick Solomon allegedly winning $40M off of Andy Beal, Terrence taking a trip to Cuba and Negreanu showing up in the news. Moving into “In Case You Missed It” the lead story is the massive Sunday Million that happened last weekend. Adam and Terrence played and they review how they did, the huge field and eventual winners. In other big field tournaments, predictions are out for the Colossus at the WSOP and also Mike Sexton fires some shots at the WSOP in a blog. Other stories covered this week are: MGM Properties no longer allowing bills to play at the poker table, pokerpages.com is sold, The Borgata offers games of skill and Anthony Zinno wins yet another tournament.
Our guest this week is fan favourite Alan Boston, Alan is a sports betting guru and poker player. Adam and Alan talk some March Madness basketball and Alan offers his pick for the first week of the tournament (which has been correct for years in a row). The guys then get into the poker talk where Alan talks about a juicy game at the commerce and shares his heartfelt thoughts about his experiences with the late Stu Ungar.
In the 3rd segment Steve Day joins us from the Isle of Man at Pokerstars HQ to recap the big Sunday Million, preview SCOOP and talk a bit more about Twitch. The guys then review a bunch of mail that has been submitted by you over the last 2 weeks with some views and questions for us. Adam also gives shout outs from the “Where in the world are you listening from?” thread in the forum and some tweets in “140 or less”. And of course, listen for the Pokerstars Invitational password and format within the show! (Featured guests: Alan Boston)Tue, 17 Mar 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/356.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, march madness, sports betting, online poker, pokerstars, 7 card stud, stu ungar, full tilt, andy beal, rick solomon, WSOP, mike sexton, daniel negreanu, las vegas, MGM Grand, Bellagio#355 - Pokercast 355 - WSOP Food preview w Jimmy Fricke, All American Dave and ChainsawTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 355 for March 13th, 2015yesMatt Savage, Jimmy Fricke)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Terrence is globetrotting yet again and joins us from Mexico City for an episode in which we are joined by a gaggle of returning popular guests. To kick things off Adam and Terrence clarify that going for “diamond in a day” is very -ev and explain why, the guys also share their condolences for the passing of Sam Simon. Moving on to “In Case You Missed It” this weeks top stories are: The proposition of “Poker’s 4 Majors” by Alex Dreyfus, A high stakes player has $420k in chips stolen from his home, Aria’s $500k tournament this summer, A new record for fastest time to complete supernova elite is reached and more! The Bay 101 just finished up and TD Extraordinaire Matt Savage joins us once again to recap that tournament series and a run in he had with Phil Hellmuth.
In the second segment the guys continue to prepare you for the WSOP, or Vegas in general. The topic this week is food and the guests are experts, Jimmy Fricke is on first. Gobbo has a blog about the best places to eat in Vegas and there are a ton to choose from! Next up is David “All American Dave” Swanson. Dave is a staple at the WSOP with his healthy food options and his business has been growing every year, he shares insight into the correlation between eating well and playing well and what we can expect at the Rio this year. Lastly the one and only Alan Kessler joins us with tips on how to eat on the cheap.
In the third segment we’re back to straight poker talk as A & T get into some news about changes to the online bracelet event this year which leads to a “Rossco Report” where Ross reviews some extremely questionable hands. Some tweets in “140 or less” lead to a discussion of underwear GTO and the guys also review this week in the ever growing twitch tv poker scene. Plus, don’t forget the Pokercast Invitational format and password hidden in the show! (Featured guests: Matt Savage, Jimmy Fricke)Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/355.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, vegas, wsop 2015, vegas food, vegas restaraunt, poker tournament strat, poker strat, PLO, phil hellmuth, blow up, Bay 101, 2015, matt savage#354 - Pokercast 354 - Jaime “Pokerstaples” Staples, James Hartigan and a ton of Mailbag!Two Plus Two PublishingEpisode 354 for March 5th, 2015yesJaime "Pokerstaples" Staples, James Hartigan)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Another jam packed show for you! Terrence is still in Vancouver with us and joins us in studio again as we bring the poker content to your earbuds. Adam starts with a story of how him and MJ appeared in a popular phone app, and we get into “In Case You Missed It”. The big story this week is the signing of the popular poker player, streamer and personality Jason Somerville to Pokerstars as he embarks to stream on Twitch tv for 70 days in a row as a new addition to the Pokerstars team. Other topics of discussion this week are Michael Mizrachi’s new betting platform for last-longers in MTT’s and a couple of popular threads in News, Views and Gossip about table selection and how partners at the poker table should be exposed. Our feature guest this week is the Twitch tv streamer “Pokerstaples”, Jaime Staples is an MTT Pro from Alberta who has gained a big following over a short amount of time on Twitch. He joins us from his home to talk about his sudden success in the world of poker streaming, the online tournament grind and how being a streaming pro affects your game. Jaime also plays a newly revised version of “Stripper Trivia” with us and shares his plans for the future. The guys review some tweets in “140 or less” and also give some shout outs from the “Where in the world are you listening from?” thread in the Pokercast forum. In the third segment Adam and Terrence tackle the mounds of mail that have accumulated over the last couple weeks and get to all of your questions/concerns. For yet another week an EPT Live commentator joins us! James Hartigan gets on the line from London for this weeks Pokerstars segment to talk about the Sunday Million 9th anniversary, how him and Terrence met and more. James also takes a crack at “Stripper Trivia”. The Pokerstars Invitational password and format is also hidden in the show with a special significance attached this week, so listen for it! (Featured guests: Jaime "Pokerstaples" Staples, James Hartigan)Thu, 5 Mar 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/354.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, twitch tv, twitch, poker streamers, tournament strategy, poker strategy, jcarver, pokerstars, london poker, poker pro, mail, vegas, vegas tips, WSOP#353 - Pokercast 353 - Ali Nejad and Joe StapletonTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 353 for February 26th, 2015yesJoe Stapleton, Ali Nejad)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Adam and Terrence are back in studio together and this week they have brought along their old friend Thomas Koo. Thomas has been in the Poker industry for a dog's age, formerly working for Pokerstars and running the LAPT. The crew starts off with another story involving guns in mexico, but no guns were actually fired this time. Thomas recounts an LAPT stop in Mexico which was stopped mid-way because of the Mexican authorities. Adam brings up a story about Bovada taking big losses due to UFC underdogs winning the majority of fights, Terrence weighs in and then Adam runs through his Poker Power 20 rankings (so far). Moving into “In Case You Missed It” our lead story is the raid of “Seal With Clubs” Bitcoin poker site marketing director Bryan Micon’s house being raided by the Nevada Gaming Commision. Other stories include: A poker player proving he can play Spin & Go’s profitably over a large sample for a prop bet, Negreanu blogs about who should be barred from the WSOP, The Aviation Club closes and Katie Dozier’s open letter to Pokerstars about the upcoming $9M Sunday Million.
We’ve got 2 guest’s this week that are heavyweights of poker broadcasting, Ali Nejad is our first. You may recognize Ali as the voice of “Poker After Dark”, “Poker Road Radio” and other poker shows, He joins us to talk about his past experiences in poker and what he’s up to now. Ali (who’s broaching 1M followers on Twitter) is the host of a brand new show with an interesting concept, interacting with people he meets on social media, it’s called “The Social Life”. He also plays a game of “Stripper Trivia” with us, and tells stories such as the time he got to play Xbox on the jumbotron at a football stadium. Joe Stapleton is on right after Ali, Joe really needs no introduction as he is the hilarious co-host of the EPT broadcast’s. Joe has been around a good while, too. He recounts his days coming up with the Poker Road crew and where those guys are at now. Joe talks about being an American living in Europe, and how he bombed doing stand-up in London using that premise. The guys share their favourite “Challenge Stapes” episodes, plus Stapes talks about the amount of fame that comes with being a poker host and travelling the tournament circuit.
In “140 or less” the crew reviews the best tweet’s from poker players this week, and then share their “Favourite Things!” where Ross debuts a new intro. Be sure to listen all the way through the show for the hidden password and format to the Pokerstars Invitational, and a golden “Moment of Zen” at the end of the Pokercast! (Featured guests: Joe Stapleton, Ali Nejad)Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/353.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky#352 - Pokercast 352 - JC Alvarado and Chris DanekTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 352 for February 19th, 2015yesJC Alvarado)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Terrence has returned to the western world for this week’s epic 6 guest episode. We start off this week replying to an e-mail from listener Matt S who said that his girlfriend thought the Pokercast was a shallow, mindless radio program so naturally we brought Matt and Kristen onto the show and tested her skills at stripper trivia! Moving into “In Case You Missed It” the guys talk about the once esteemed Taj Mahal poker room in Atlantic City shutting it’s doors this week. Other stories covered in ICYMI are WSOP.com takes down their fixed limit games, The WPT Fallsview Classic and Martin Jacobsen donates $250k to Raising for Effective Giving. In some good legislation news Caesars has changed their stance on Pokerstars entering the US market. Adam and Terrence review that decision and then look at a darker piece involving online poker that was recently posted by Nolan Dalla titled “Ten Reasons Why Online Poker Could Get Outlawed [in the US]” and Chris Grove joins the program once again to shed some light on some of the points made in this article and how accurate his predictions may be.
JC Alvarado is this week’s feature guest and he joins us from Mexico City. JC starts off talking about his recent run in getting caught in the crossfire of cops and criminals in the streets of Mexico City and then the guys get into some poker topics like the movement of players to Playa Del Carman and the poker landscape of Mexico. JC famously had a prop bet to fight Andrew Robl in the octagon for quite a bit of money a few years ago and it never ended up happening but it was very real for a little while, and he talks about everything that happened to that bet. Terrence and JC talk MMA and how to fine tune your body and mind for the best poker results, naturally and with the use of supplements which JC is a big proponent of. Among other great bits, JC has an unheard Ivey story to finish off with. Next, in reply to a post in the Pokercast forums and in a new segment to prep you for the WSOP, the guys bring in Chris Danek to talk about how to play single table satellites profitably. Chris has grinded the satellites at the WSOP for years now and shares some tricks of the trade for anyone trying to play some of the lower stakes poker offered at the WSOP. As the show comes to a close the guys catch up with Matthew Hilger from the Isle of Man to talk about what’s going on at Pokerstars this week like the announcement of the $9M Guaranteed Sunday Million and some of the Pokerstars Live VIP parties being hosted around the world this year. The guys answer the Mailbag, share their favourite things and the password to the Pokerstars Invitational is given out for this week! (Featured guests: JC Alvarado)Thu, 19 Feb 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/352.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Mexico poker, pokerstars, wsop, main event, wsop 2015, satellites, poker tournament strategy, phil ivey, andrew robl, JC alvarado, pokercast, podcast, sunday million, poker mma#351 - Pokercast 351 - The 2015 WSOP schedule preview, Ivey wins another $250k challenge and much more!Two Plus Two PublishingEpisode 351 for February 11th, 2015yesNo Guest)]]>This week on the Pokercast: The guys had to unexpectedly miss the show last week, so there’s 2 weeks worth of poker stories to cover and we try to get to all of them! The big story this week is the introduction of new events at this years World Series, aside from “The Colossus” there are more turbo events, a $25K PLO and many more brand new bracelet events to look forwards to. Adam and Terrence preview all of them, which ones are more +ev than others and which ones are just their personal favourites. In other tournament news, Adam and T Chan review the WPT Fallsview and the strange occurrences that happened there such as the chip leader at the final table being taken away in handcuffs and blinded off, and satellite winners selling their seats at absurdly high markup. Over in EPT Deauville the guys address the controversy of the Men who played the Womens event, and the man who eventually won said event. Phil Ivey is back cashing cheques in Australia as he takes down yet another $250k Challenge and Paul Phua wins the $100k event in ridiculous fashion. Other stories covered in “In Case You Missed It” are the issues surrounding Pokertube.com and their violation of intellectual property rights, Eric Lindgren being sued by Rational Group for $2 Million in unpaid debts and Pokerstars parts ways with Vanessa Rousso. Paul Phua shows up in the news again as a judge throws out evidence in his case involving an illegal sports betting ring in Vegas last year where the FBI posed as IT repair guys to gather evidence against him in his hotel. Also Ziigmund is back and getting angry in the chat after taking some beats and losing a lot of money to Ike Haxton in a hilarious high stakes chat log which prompts the guys to review Ross’ most recent live PLO session. As the guys move on to 140 or less, Adam has a bone to pick with one Doyle Brunson as he makes some more than insensitive comments on twitter regarding his views on sexual identity, they also review some listener tweets and one from Pokerstars’ Lee Jones. Lee then joins us from Pokerstars HQ to talk about a live poker trend that he hates and what’s been going on at Stars including the online gaming awards in London. As the show comes to an end Adam answers the Mail Bag and some shout outs are shouted out. Don’t forget the password and format to the Pokerstars Invitational is hidden within the show! (Featured guests: No Guest)Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/351.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Omaha, PLO, Poker strategy, poker podcast, WPT, Tournaments, poker travel, pokerstars, spin & go, poker tournaments, strategy, win money at poker, terrence chan, vegas, macau, pokernews, WSOP, 2015, tournaments, eric li#350 - Pokercast 350: The return of Andy Beal with Kyle Loman, and the Aussie MillionsTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 350 for January 29th, 2015yesKyle Loman)]]>This Week on the Pokercast: It’s about episode tree fiddy and Terrence is fresh off of a cash in the Aussie Millions Main Event. He joins us once again from Melbourne for a packed show. We kick it all off with Terrence’s experience at the Crown Casino and then recap all of the big events that were played this week. Along with T Chan, Phil Ivey and other notables made deep runs in the Main, also the $25k and the $100k which of course were stacked with big names. Jungleman is the centre of another controversy in the $100k where he exploded after taking a beat, and Terrence recounts some first hand experience playing with Cates this week.
Not all the high stakes action was taking place in Australia this week though as the infamous billionaire Andy Beal returned to the scene, this time playing Todd Brunson in a heads up $50k/$100k $5M limit hold’em freeze out heads up match. Kyle Loman is a live pro in Vegas and he was there to witness the whole thing and we brought him on to talk about what he saw, his grind and the current Vegas poker scene in general. Adam also addresses a rumour that Bobby Belande won $5M playing $4k/$8k NL in Ivey’s Room.
Other stories covered in “In Case You Missed It” are Sklansky’s epic debut streaming on Twitch, The WSOP’s reversal of the $10M guarantee for 1st and changes to the Main Event guarantee. Plus PokerNews no longer being the official live reporters for the WSOP. The Nominees for the GPI American Poker Awards are announced and Chris Grove joins us to give us the details on a promising new California online poker bill. In “140 or less” Adam and Terrence review tweets from Dan O’brien, and Jesse MacKenzie regarding the Timex stare down. Adam gets into the Mail Bag and then we hop over to the Isle of Man to talk to Pokerstars own Lee Jones about the happenings at the world’s largest poker site this week as we come to the end of TCOOP, and a strange Pokerstars question on Jeopardy? Lastly, the guys offer up this weeks favourite things and give out the password to the Pokercast Invitational! (Featured guests: Kyle Loman)Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/350.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Omaha, PLO, Poker strategy, poker podcast, WPT, Tournaments, poker travel, pokerstars, spin & go, poker tournaments, strategy, win money at poker, terrence chan, vegas, macau, pokernews, andy beal, doyle, todd, brunson,#349 - Pokercast 349 - Neil Channing and a preview of TCOOPTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 349 for January 22nd, 2015yesNeil Channing)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Terrence joins us again from Melbourne where he is playing in the Aussie Millions. He starts by taking shots at the 22° temperature difference between our locations, but we put that aside to bring you the happenings in the poker world this week. Friend of the show and online poker entrepreneur Scott Wilson is in studio for the first segment to recap his trip to the PCA, the poker and other forms of gambling he participated in while in the Bahamas. The guys then move on to “In case you missed it” where they start off with the online poker cheating scandal involving 2011 bracelet winner Darren Woods who is now facing 15 months in prison. Other stories covered this week are the possibility of an NHL team coming to vegas with help from Daniel Negreanu, The Polish government scraping the Hendon Mob database for taxation information on players and Faraz Jacka’s feature on “CNN Money” where they profile his nomadic lifestyle. A new regulatory California poker bill is introduced, as well as a candid interview with Gus Hansen where he talks openly about his massive online poker losses.
Neil Channing is this weeks interview as he joins us early morning from England amidst a ton of sports action to talk about his beef with a certain live tournament series, a televised cash game he played in with Isildur and an NHL star, some obscure Superbowl bets, plus more stories and topics. In the third segment Bryan Slick from Pokerstars joins us to preview the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) and what we can expect from the 2015 series of turbo events. 2 more Million Dollar Spin & Go’s were hit this week too, and Adam and Terrence review the questionable play in those sit & go’s. In 140 or less the guys review some poker tweets from Gobbo and a certain Pokercast host, Adam also bumps a thread and then answers the mailbag. Of course, the Pokerstars Invitational password is included in the show too! (Featured guests: Neil Channing)Thu, 22 Jan 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/349.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky#348 - Pokercast 348 - Bryan Paris and 2015 PCA wrap-upTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 348 for January 15th, 2015yesBryan Paris)]]>This week Terrence joins Adam from the 2015 Aussie Millions in Melbourne, Australia. The guys cover all the happenings from the Bahamas and the 2015 PCA, including the deep run soccer star Ronaldo went on in the main event. Terrence and Adam recap the $25k High Roller as well and talk about some of the different events on the schedule. Lots of topics for the "In case you missed it" segment including the first $1M spin and go winner, the Attorney General's directive regarding the "Equitable Sharing" of civil forfeitures and finally the upcoming sale of .poker domains. Lance Bradley of Bluff Media joins the show to talk about their decision to cease the production of their print magazine and the move to focus on their online offerings. The feature guest this week is Bryan Paris, who just hit the $7.5M milestone in online MTT cashes. Bryan talks about moving around the world to play online as well as his take on how online MTT's have evolved to where they are today. Matthew Hilger joins the guys from the Isle of Man to talk about the big $1M winner and give us an update on the latest promotions from Pokerstars.com. Adam and Terrence then read a couple of emails they received this week and, of course, give out the format for January 18th edition of the Pokerstars Invitational for Pokercast Listeners. (Featured guests: Bryan Paris)Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/348.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, tournament poker, online poker, packet 5, pokerstars, spin & go, million, ultimate, amsterdam, netherlands, poker strategy, PCA, Aussie millions, phil ivey, phil hellmuth, pokercast, two plus two, sunday million, sunday#347 - Pokercast 347: Joe Ingram and Alexandre DreyfusTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 347 for January 8th, 2015yesAlexandre Dreyfus, Joe Ingram)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Terrence caught a bug in Bali, but he's a trooper so he gets on Skype for this weeks jam packed show. The guys start with the release of the WSOP Schedule for this summer, including the anticipated $5M guaranteed $565 buy in "Colossus" event to kick off this years series. Some topics of debate are the return of the $10M guarantee for 1st place in the Main Event and the 2 buy in levels for mix game tournaments, $1500 and $10k. Some other things discussed in the first segment are the Bluff Awards and the University of Alberta claiming that they have solved limit hold'em with their bot "Cepheus". We couldn't forget the 2015 PCA too as the guys recap the beginning of the festival in the Bahamas and whether or not the Atlantis resort is worth a visit.
Then Joe Ingram aka ChicagoJoey aka Joeingram1 is welcomed back to the Pokercast, some may know him for the crazy prop bets he has done in the past but now he is hosting a podcast series on YouTube featuring some of the greats of the online poker world. He comes on to discuss his show, the high stakes PLO community and tell some stories including how he went Ferrari shopping in Vancouver.
Right after Joe, Alexandre Dreyfus joins us from Malta to defend why poker awards shows should be a thing. Alex is the owner of the Global Poker Index and he is very passionate about growing the game. He plans to host the first American Poker Awards in Los Angeles this year and is rallying the support of the Poker industry to make it as successful as possible.
In the PokerStars segment, old friend of the Pokercast Steve Day returns to the show with some good news straight from the Isle of Man, and of course the password for the Pokerstars invitational is given out! (Featured guests: Alexandre Dreyfus, Joe Ingram)Thu, 8 Jan 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/347.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, WSOP, Barry Greenstein, November 9, Main event, Shaun Deeb, Macau, Asia Pacfiic, PLO, Hold them, Poker Strategy, Live poker, online poker, live hand, espn, staking, strategy, Pokerstars, GPI, PLO, Vancouver, Ferrari#346 - Pokercast 346 - Buh-Bye 2014, Hello 2015!Two Plus Two PublishingEpisode 346 for January 1st, 2015yesTerrence Chan)]]>Live from the Two Plus Two Studios - This week on a special episode of the Pokercast the guys take a look back at some of the big stories of 2014, including Phil Ivey's year in Baccarat and the issues surrounding his advantage casino play, Gus Hansen lifetime losses hit 20 million, Dan Colman wins 20 million in live tournaments and the year's biggest story of Amaya buying online poker giant Pokerstars. In a bit of a different year-end show, we look back and list some of the "things that were a thing in 2015 that we don't want to be a thing in 2015" as well as "things that we want to be a thing in 2015". We also go through many of the listener tweets on these two subjects before getting into our New Year's resolutions. As always, the password and format for the January 4th Pokerstars Invitational for Pokercast listeners is given out and the guys list off some of their favorite things of the week. (Featured guests: Terrence Chan)Thu, 1 Jan 2015 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/346.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Omaha, PLO, Poker strategy, poker podcast, WPT, Tournaments, poker travel, pokerstars, spin & go, poker tournaments, strategy, win money at poker, terrence chan, vegas, macau, pokernews#345 - Pokercast Episode 345: Listener submission show with a WPT Five Diamond audio blog by Ryan "Protential" LaplanteTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 345 for December 25th, 2014No Guest)]]>This week on the Pokercast, Adam and Ross come in to the studio to put together a bit of a different episode during the holiday season. When the hosts asked for listener submissions to be aired on the show, MTT pro Ryan "Protential" Laplante sent in an audio blog of his experience at the recent WPT Five Diamond in Las Vegas. It was his first $10k tournament and he recorded his thoughts about the experience, giving us insight into his approach to this prestigious tournament. After Ryan's story we dug into the archives to re-air one of the most epic “story time" segments about Mohammed Ibrahim. If you haven’t heard it, don’t miss it because it's easily one of the most amazing gambling stories ever told. Happy Holidays from all of us here at the Pokercast! (Featured guests: No Guest)Thu, 25 Dec 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/345.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Omaha, PLO, Poker strategy, poker podcast, WPT, Tournaments, poker travel, pokerstars, spin & go, poker tournaments, strategy, win money at poker, terrence chan, vegas, macau, pokernews, WPT, 5 Diamond, Alpha 8, 10k, Ve#344 - Pokercast 344 - Poker and Twitch.tv with Scott BallTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 344 for December 18th, 2014yesScott Ball)]]>This week on the show: Adam and Terrence are joined by Scott Ball of Twitch.tv to talk about the quickly growing phenomenon of people live-streaming online poker on the popular streaming platform. Scott also talks about the crazy story of StickyRice1 who went on an amazing heater, running 2k into 40k in one night of streaming at Bovada. The guys also talk about some of the big stories of the week, including Pokerstars decision to show all-in equity as a default, the hacking of the popular ABC OFC poker app and the new Phil Hellmuth Limit Holdem machine unveiled at the Bellagio. Other topics covered include Allen Kessler's objection to unlimited re-entries in $10k events, the Pokercast being listed in the "What's hot" section of iTunes and Maria Ho's assertion that it might be time to end Ladies-only events. Matthew Hilger from the Isle of Man joins the show to give us all the latest news on December promotions at Pokerstars, as well as an update on seating script issues. Finally, the password and format for the December 21st edition of the Pokerstars Invitational for Pokercast listeners is given out. (Featured guests: Scott Ball)Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/344.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Omaha, PLO, Poker strategy, poker podcast, WPT, Tournaments, poker travel, pokerstars, spin & go, poker tournaments, strategy, win money at poker, terrence chan, vegas, macau, pokernews, twitch, streaming, live poker, c#343 - Pokercast Episode 343 - Rich Ryan and Chris GroveTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 343 for December 11th, 2014yesRich Ryan)]]>This week on the show: Adam and Terrence give the listeners an update on the adventures of Bunner, before launching into the stories of the week in poker. The breaking news of Amaya offices being raided in Montreal is covered with a guest appearance by Chris Grove of www.onlinepokerreport.com. Chris speculates on what could have been the reason for the raids and what the ramifications might be. Terrence and Adam then discuss the bullet that online gaming in the USA dodged this week when Sheldon Adelson failed to get the RAWA act added on to the must-pass spending bill in Congress. Some of the other stories discussed are the recent DDOS attacks on Carbon poker, the report out of Costa Rica that officials there are upset with how the country is depicted in the gambling movie Runner Runner and Ronnie Bardah's hilarious fold on the Pokerstars television show "The Shark Cage". The collection of hand data from the television series "High Stakes Poker" is then discussed, including some surprising figures of some of the players that played on the GSN show. Jerry Rau, an online gaming payment specialist, joins Adam and Terrence to give his take on the recent report that Pokerstars is looking to start accepting bitcoin as a form of payment. Rich Ryan, who now works in the marketing department at the World Poker Tour calls in to give us his take on different aspects of the WPT, including the upcoming Five Diamond Classic from the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Matthew Hilger from Pokerstars joins the show to give us an update on the December Festival and fill us in on the changes for the tournament leader board for 2015. As always the password and format for the Dec 14th edition of the Pokerstars Invitational for Pokercast Listeners is given out somewhere in the show. (Featured guests: Rich Ryan)Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/343.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Omaha, PLO, Poker strategy, poker podcast, WPT, Tournaments, poker travel, pokerstars, spin & go, poker tournaments, strategy, win money at poker, terrence chan, vegas, macau, pokernews#342 - Pokercast Episode 342 - Dani Stern and Marco ValerioTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 342 for December 4th, 2014yesDani Stern)]]>This week on the show: Terrence joins Adam from Hong Kong to talk about some of the stories of the past week including Daniel Negreanu's blog about Vicky Coren's decision to leave Pokerstars Team Pro and the article in Forbes magazine on Amaya CEO David Baazov. Marco Valerio joins the guys to talk about the new bill in California to regulate online poker as well as his Spontaneous Act of Poker Kindness charity drive. Dani Stern is the feature interview and tells us all the details on the amazing comeback of his friend Kevin Boudreau. Dani also gives us the lowdown of the current poker expat scene in Playa Del Carmen and offers up some great PLO pointers for both beginner and advanced players alike. Adam and Terrence talk about Allen Cunningham's latest poker bot as well as some tidbits from Mike McDonald's reddit.com AMA. Matthew Hilger joins in from the Isle of Man to give us the lowdown on the new VIP services available in the VIP store and fills us in on all the promotions coming in December, including the $1M Spin and Go. As always, somewhere in the show the password for the Pokerstars Invitational for Pokercast listeners is given out for the December 7th event. (Featured guests: Dani Stern)Thu, 4 Dec 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/342.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky#341 - Pokercast Episode 341: Ultimate Poker closureTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 341 for November 21st, 2014yesTerrence Chan)]]>This week on the show: Terrence joins in from Hong Kong to break down many of the stories in poker for the last two weeks. The guys talk about Ultimate Poker closing it's doors, Dan Colman versus Phil Hellmuth and the ESPN WSOP ratings for the final table. Next topic up for discussion is the news that Pokerstars is launching a casino product in the very near future and Vicky Coren's decision to leave Team Pokerstars as a result. The guys then talk about the new video game designed by poker players called Prismata and then recap the latest results from WPT Montreal. Matthew Hilger from Pokerstars joins the discussion to talk about the move to casino from the operator's side, as well as recap some of the current promotions going on at the World's Largest Poker Site. As always, the password for the Pokerstars Invitational for Pokercast listeners is given for this Sunday's event. (Featured guests: Terrence Chan)Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/341.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, WSOP, Barry Greenstein, November 9, Main event, Shaun Deeb, Macau, Asia Pacfiic, PLO, Hold them, Poker Strategy, Live poker, online poker, live hand, espn, staking, strategy, Pokerstars,#340 - Pokercast Episode 340 - Matt Salsberg and the 2014 WSOP Main Event Final TableTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 340 for November 14th, 2014yesMatt Salsberg)]]>This week on the show: MJ returns to co-host the annual November 9 Final Table discussion show. This year, Mike and Adam are joined by 2013 World Poker Tour player of the year Matt Salsberg to break down everything from the ESPN coverage of the November 9. Lots of general observations are made before breaking down several key hands from the action. Mike and Adam also get to a couple of the non-WSOP topics from the week including Howard Lederer showing up at the Poker Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Daniel Negreanu and Jack McClelland. Matthew Hilger of Pokerstars joins the show to talk about the One Billionth Tournament celebration and promotions, as well as answer some questions on the recent rake changes at Stars. As always, the password and format for the Pokerstars Invitational for Pokercast listeners is given out for the November 16th event. (Featured guests: Matt Salsberg)Fri, 14 Nov 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/340.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, WSOP, Barry Greenstein, November 9, Main event, Shaun Deeb, Macau, Asia Pacfiic, PLO, Hold them, Poker Strategy, Live poker, online poker, live hand, espn, staking, strategy, Pokerstars, APPT, ACOP, Matt Salsberg, WPT, #339 - On Location at the 2014 ACOP with Remko Rinkema and Danny McDonaghTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 339 for November 7th, 2014yesDanny McDonagh, Remko Rinkema)]]>This week on the Pokercast: The boys are on location at the City of Dreams Casino in Macau for the Pokerstars Asia Championship of Poker. Terrence was originally scheduled to co-host, but decided to go deep in the $100k HKD buy-in main event instead. Pokernews on-camera host Remko Rinkema took his place on the mic as he and Adam talked in-depth about the recent rake increases at Pokerstars. As Remko is close friends with November nine chipleader Jorryt Van Hoof, the guys run through the final table to give a little insight into each of the players left. Ryan Riess' recent appearance on CNBC is discussed, as well as all the news about Phil Ivey including his recent application to commercially dispense medical marijuana in Nevada. In the second segment, APPT president Danny McDonagh stops by to talk about his start with the Aussie Millions and how fast poker is growing in Asia. Terrence busts out just in time to join Adam in the third segment to give a bit of a APOC Main Event trip report and to give his take on the rake increases at Pokerstars. The password and format is then given out for the November 9th Pokerstars Invitational for Pokercast Listeners (Featured guests: Danny McDonagh, Remko Rinkema)Fri, 7 Nov 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/339.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, WSOP, Barry Greenstein, November 9, Main event, Shaun Deeb, Macau, Asia Pacfiic, PLO, Hold them, Poker Strategy, Live poker, online poker, live hand, espn, staking, strategy, Pokerstars, APPT,#338 - Pokercast Episode 338 - Phil Galfond, Farah Fath and Ben TollereneTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 338 for October 29th, 2014Ben Tollerene, Phil Galfond)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Terrence is traveling to Macau, so Adam is joined in studio by co-hosts Phil Galfond, Farah Fath and Ben Tollerene. In the first segment the four hosts talk about some of the poker stories of the week including the 2014 Poker Hall of Fame inductees and the possibility of the Game Show Network bringing back High Stakes Poker for another season. Other topics covered are the movement to protect the casual online poker player with anonymous tables and lottery-based games like Spin and Gos, as well as the new Pokerstars policy to charge for foreign currency transactions. Farah, Phil and Adam then interview Ben and ask him about life as the most feared heads up nosebleed PLO player, his recent trip to the horse races and what his long-term life plans are. Phil and Ben break down a hand they played recently against each other that seems like a quads against top full house cooler, but there may be more to it than that. Phil talks about the challenges of running an online poker training site and he and Farah discuss the pros and cons of traveling to a place like Macau to play live nosebleed games. Steve Ruddock of www.onlinepokerreport.com joins the discussion in the first segment to discuss an article he wrote about the different approach Amaya Gaming seems to have now that they have taken over from the Scheinberg family. Lee Jones joins in later and talks about the new currency charge from the operator's side of the issue. The password is then given for the November 2nd Pokerstars Invitational for Pokercast listeners. (Featured guests: Ben Tollerene, Phil Galfond)Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/338.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, WSOP, Barry Greenstein, November 9, Main event, Shaun Deeb, Macau, Asia Pacfiic, PLO, Hold them, Poker Strategy, Live poker, online poker, live hand, espn, staking, strategy, Pokerstars,#337 - Pokercast Episode 337: Isaac Haxton and Norman ChadTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 337 for October 22nd, 2014yesIsaac Haxton, Norman Chad)]]>This week on the Pokercast, Adam and Terrence are joined by Pokerstars Team Online member Issac Haxton. Ike tells us what a typical poker playing day is, his view on some of the drugs that some poker players are taking to help with concentration and he answers some vague speculation that Daniel Cates made against him. Ike then breaks down all streets of a big hand he played online against Doug Polk and Wilhasha and lastly he plays stripper trivia with Adam and Terrence. ESPN's Norman Chad also drops by to talk about the WSOP coverage so far this year, as well as his thoughts on poker television in general. Norman has been telling the world on the coverage all the crazy things he's going to do if Mark Newhouse makes the November 9 again, but reveals to us the one he is actually prepared to do. He is also happy to play stripper trivia with the guys. In the first segment, Adam and Terrence discuss this week's WSOP coverage, including a couple of the hands and Dan Smith's calling of the clock. The guys also wrap up the recently completed WSOP APAC and comment on FTP dropping Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom. Last but not least, the password for the October 26th Pokerstars Invitational for Pokercast Listeners is given out. (Featured guests: Isaac Haxton, Norman Chad)Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/337.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, WSOP, Barry Greenstein, November 9, Main event, Shaun Deeb, Macau, Asia Pacfiic, PLO, Hold them, Poker Strategy, Live poker, online poker, live hand, espn, staking, strategy, Pokerstars#336 - Pokercast Episode 336: Shaun Deeb, Barry Greenstein and WSOP APAC coverageTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 336 for October 15th, 2014yesBarry Greenstein, Shaun Deeb)]]>This week on the show, Adam and Terrence get into how to make televised poker a better product. This year's ESPN WSOP Main Event coverage is discussed including some of the things that the guys feel could be improved. This week there is another call to MJ at his office to get his take on the Doug Lee vs Jimmy Fricke angleshooting controversy from the $500k Planet Hollywood final table. Before they let Mike go, they test his poker celebrity trivia knowledge with a quick quiz. In the second segment, Terrence and Adam call Shaun Deeb and Barry Greenstein to play a game of stripper trivia and find out how the two Pokercast favorites are doing. Several email submissions are read and talked about, including an interesting PLO hand and some amusing twitter feedback. Steve D from Pokerstars HQ in the Isle of Man once again joins the show to talk about the VIP club changes for 2015 as well as the recent Pokerstars player meetings. The password for the October 19th Pokerstars invitational for Pokercast listeners is hidden somewhere in the show. (Featured guests: Barry Greenstein, Shaun Deeb)Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/336.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, WSOP, Barry Greenstein, November 9, Main event, Shaun Deeb, Macau, Asia Pacfiic, PLO, Hold them, Poker Strategy, Live poker, online poker, live hand, espn, staking, strategy, Pokerstars#335 - Pokercast episode 335: Matt “SamENole” Smith, Spencer Moe and WSOP APAC coverageTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 335 for October 9th, 2014yesMatt Smith, Spencer Moe)]]>This week on the Pokercast Adam and Terrence welcome Fantasy Football $1M winner Matt Smith to talk about his big win from the past weekend as well as some fantasy football strategy. Spencer “360flip19” Moe also makes his Pokercast debut to talk about his 2014 WCOOP win in event #12 and give us some insight into the HUNL community. Lots of topics for Adam and Terrence to throw around, including the WSOP Player of the Year race currently in full swing in Melbourne, Australia. The guys also talk about the recent Phil Ivey lawsuit decision, Dan Colman’s incredible six month run, Isai Scheinberg’s big win at the UKIPT and Kyle Keranen’s behaviour showcased on the ESPN WSOP Main Event coverage. Lots of mail this week to get to and finally the password for the Pokerstars invitational for Pokercast listeners is given out. (Featured guests: Matt Smith, Spencer Moe)Thu, 9 Oct 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/335.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky#334 - Pokercast Episode 334: Mirza “Zaza” Muhovic and the 2014 WCOOP wrap upTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 334 for October 1st, 2014yesMirza Muhovic)]]>Pokercast Episode 334: Mirza “Zaza” Muhovic and the 2014 WCOOP wrapup.
This week on the Pokercast Adam and Terrence welcome Mirza “Zaza” Muhovic to the show. Known as "Zaza", this man from Luxembourg is an online mid stakes online cash game regular and Ivey League coach who regularly plays up to 24 tables at a time. Zaza talks with the guys about how he manages to put in such an amazing amount of volume and, how he stays focused. He touches on many topics including the controversial seating scripts that allow regular grinders to “bum-hunt” less experienced players and the differences between Zoom games and regular ring games. Zaza also touches on his experience at his first WSOP this past summer, and what it’s like to experience Vegas for the first time. In "In case you missed it", Adam and Terrence talk about the fact that Tom Dwan is now a being called a scammer by Daniel Colman and others, as the “Durrrr Challenge” from years ago is still unsettled. The guys wrap up the recently completed World Championship of Online Poker and touch on Pokerstar's sudden departure from several countries. Steve Day form Pokerstars joins the show to discuss… A hand that he played in a Pokerstars employees event! Steve also talks about the new Spin & Go SNG format that gives players a chance to win a huge prize for a small buy in. As always, the invitational tournament password for the October 5th Pokerstars Invitational for Pokercast listeners is hidden in the show. (Featured guests: Mirza Muhovic)Wed, 1 Oct 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/334.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Mirza, zaza, cash games, poker strategy, zoom poker, pokerstars, spin and go, gambling, tom dwan, challenge, dan cates, phil ivey, ivey league, WCOOP, main event#333 - Pokercast Episode 333 - November Niner Billy Pappas, Padraig Parkinson and more of the 2014 WCOOPTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 333 for September 25th, 2014yesPadraig Parkinson, Billy Pappas)]]>This week on the Pokercast: Billy Pappas joins the guys to talk about his run at the 2014 WSOP Main Event and how he plans to approach the final table. Pappas breaks down some of the big hands that helped him reach the richest final table in poker and talks about his position and what he can do about it. A dealer before this WSOP, Billy talks about his plan to deal one more down with main event bracelet on if he manages to take the tournament down. Pappas is a foosball legend and the guys don't miss the opportunity to get the inside scoop on what being ranked number one in the world at something like. Not to be outdone, Pokercast favorite Padraig Parkinson joins the show to do what he does best. Tell stories! In "in case you missed it", Adam and Terrance talk about Ultimate Poker leaving New Jersey, speculating on some of the reasons for the move. The guys also discuss William Reynolds and his twitter attack on UG, and then move on to the issue of Bodog asking tracking sites to remove their traffic statistics. The third week of WCOOP results are the next topic and Pokerstars tournament director Bryan Slick joins the show from Pokerstars HQ to give an inside look at the WCOOP and how they make the decision to bring in new events. As always, the password is given for the Sept 28th Pokerstars invitational for Pokercast listeners is given out. (Featured guests: Padraig Parkinson, Billy Pappas)Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/333.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, WSOP, WCOOP, Ireland, Billy Pappas, Foosball, Poker, Pokerstars, Isle of Man, Heads Up, November Nine, Main Event#332 - Pokercast Episode 332 - Antonio Esfandiari and the 2014 WCOOPTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 332 for September 19th, 2014yesAntonio Esfandiari)]]>Live from the Two Plus Two Studios - Adam is joined by Terrence again and the feature guest this week is the Magician, Antonio Esfandiari. Antonio talks with the guys about his love of Burning Man, his run in the 2014 WSOP Big One One Drop and his new show "Underground Poker" with Phil Laak on the Discovery Channel. Antonio has some fun with the guys and plays "What does Lodden think?" and "How Much Ya Got?". Adam and Terrence also talk about the 2014 WCOOP, now in full swing at PokerStars including the High Roller event that had a prize pool of over $3.6 Million. The guys discuss a myriad of topics like patent trolls that threatened the future of the podcasting industry, whether a roast is a good idea for the Pokercast and Ross the producer shows up with a new soundboard for the show. Steve D checks in from the Isle of Man with updates from PokerStars headquarters including changes players in the UK are going to face and who should get the bounty in a hi-low tournament. The Pokercast Invitational password for the September 21st event is given out as always. (Featured guests: Antonio Esfandiari)Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/332.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Antonio, Esfandiari, WCOOP, 2014, PokerStars, Tournament, UnderGround, Poker, Underground poker, Discovery#331 - Pokercast Episode 331 - Limon, Mike Leah and the 2014 Poker Hall of fame nominationsTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 331 for September 12th, 2014yesMike Leah, Limon)]]>Terrence Chan is back in the studio co-hosting with Adam as the guys tackle all the happenings in the poker universe this week. Abe "Limon" gets on the line for the feature interview to talk about grinding live PLO Cash in Los Angeles and tells some truly ridiculous stories that only a man who has spent a considerable amount of time in southern California card rooms could tell. Abe also talks about his involvement in Bart Hanson’s crushlivepoker.com and whether or not PLO could be the most popular game in North America. Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah joins the show fresh off a $1M paycheck for finishing 2nd to Dan Colman at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. Mike talks about his run at the tournament, the guarantee that wasn’t met and talks about Coleman’s play at the final table. Adam and Terrance also talk about Coleman’s ridiculous winning spree. We take a minute to switch games and talk about the upcoming $1M guaranteed Chess Tournament with PokerStars Mind Sports Ambassador, Jennifer Shahade. Jen talks about the issues that chess faces in becoming a game played with large cash prizes, as well as her own tournament she will be hosting that combines chess and poker. Adam and Terrance discuss the 2014 Poker Hall of Fame nominations, then take a stroll down page one of the News, Views and Gossip forum. Lee Jones also checks in from the Isle of Man to talk about WCOOP and what else is going on at PokerStars and finally the guy give out the password for the Sept 14 Pokerstars invitational for Pokercast listeners. (Featured guests: Mike Leah, Limon)Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/331.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Limon, Leah, hall of fame#330 - Pokercast Episode 330 - Matt Hawrilenko and Johnathan "Fatal1ty" WendelTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 330 for September 3rd, 2014Johnathan Wendel, Matt Hawrilenko)]]>Terence Chan joins Adam in studio as this week's guest host. The guys talk about some of the big issues in the poker world such as the t-shirts worn by Dan Colman and Olivier Busquet at EPT Barcelona, Gus Hansen approaching 20 Million in lifetime online losses and Pokerstars' latest MTT format the Double Bubble. Terrence's latest project is a podcast interviewing poker personalities that have stepped away from the game. His first interview is with Matt "HossTBF" Hawrilenko and an edited version is played on the show. The guys are then joined by professional gamer Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel to talk about his gaming career and how the poker industry could learn from the sponsorship model that is so successful in egaming. Steve D from Pokerstars joins the show to talk about the issues surrounding live streaming internet poker final tables, as well as the latest news from the world's largest poker room. Last but not least, the password and format for the September 7th Pokerstars invitational for Pokercast listeners is given out. (Featured guests: Johnathan Wendel, Matt Hawrilenko)Wed, 3 Sep 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/330.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Hawrilenko, Wendel#329 - Pokercast Episode 329 - Jean Robert Bellande and Allen KesslerTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 329 for August 20th, 2014yesJean-Robert Bellande)]]>On the Pokercast this week: Adam is joined by iGaming industry superstar Joe Tall to talk about the Fantasy Sports industry, as well as touch on some of the issues of the week. Daniel Negreau's assertion that he could beat the 25/50 6max games on Stars with two weeks practice is one issue they guys touch on, as well as One Drop champion Dan Colman's recent twitter comments regarding his view on the game of poker. Allen Kessler comes on the program to talk about his decision to boycott the WPT Legends of Poker because of the new re-entry format that they are implementing this year. Allen talks about why he feels this is very bad for poker and also gives us some Chainsaw Travel Tips for MTT pros who tour the world. Jean Robert Bellande then joins the guys to give us his take on his recent arrest and what it was like to spend a day in jail. BrokelivingJRB also gives us his whole view on the recently completed One Drop and what it was like to play the biggest event of his life. Jean Robert then gives us the lowdown on his rumored 7 figure wins earlier in the year in Dan Bilzarian's private game and a hand or two that he won. Lee Jones joins the guys from the Isle of Man to update us on how EPT Barcelona is going and then the password for the August 31st Pokerstars invitational for Pokercast listeners is given out. (Featured guests: Jean-Robert Bellande)Wed, 20 Aug 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/329.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, Bellande, Kessler#328 - Pokercast Episode 328 - Brian Koppelman and Jennifer TillyTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 328 for August 13th, 2014yesBrian Koppelman, Jennifer Tilly)]]>On the Pokercast this week: Adam is joined by online poker industry veteran Scott Wilson to talk about the early days of sites like Paradise Poker and Pokerstars. Scott recounts his trip to Costa Rica in 2000 to get Paradise off the ground and all the challenges that faced the team. The guys also talk about some of the marketing decisions that lead to the expansion of the online poker market as well as the differences in how poker sites market to new customers. The first guest this week is the man who wrote the great poker movie "Rounders", Brian Koppelman. He tells the story of how the movie was born, as well as some of the behind the scenes stories of how the film was made. Brian talks about some of his writing influences and discusses his history as a music industry representative as he discovered new, important bands. The second guest is poker superstar Jennifer Tilly, who talks about her experience at the 2014 World Series of Poker. Jennifer tells the story of her biggest cash game loss just prior to the WSOP and how that affected her. On the eve of losing one of the great entertainers of our time, Robin Williams, Jennifer touches on her thoughts on how he affected people. The password for the August 17th Pokercast Invitational for Pokercast listeners is then given, as well as the format. (Featured guests: Brian Koppelman, Jennifer Tilly)Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/328.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, koppelman, tilly#327 - Pokercast Episode 327 - Vinny Pahuja, Howard Stutz and co-host Marco ValerioTwo Plus Two PublishingEpisode 327 for August 6th, 2014yesHoward Stutz, Vinny Pahuja)]]>Marco Valerio joins Adam in studio to co-host the show, bringing his unique perspective on igaming issues. Marco talks about his trip to Canada to host the show, including his first cup of Tim Horton's coffee and playing a little ice hockey. Marco and Adam then get to the issues this week including the recently completed Amaya/Rational Group deal, Pokerstars recent pullout of the Montreal Poker Festival and Phil Hellmuth's commercial for Carls Jr. Howard Stutz joins the program and talks about Phil Ivey and others bailing out Paul Phua and Richard Yong, the recent traffic spike of WSOP.com as well as the Crown Casino groups recent purchase in Las Vegas. Poker professional Vinny Pahuja is the feature guest and he talks about his history with Lehman Brothers and his outlook on the east coast poker scene, both online and live. Lee Jones chimes in from the Isle of Man to address Stars' pullout of the Montreal Festival as well as update us on the latest promotions at Pokerstars. The password is then given for the August 10th Pokerstars invitational for Pokercast listeners. (Featured guests: Howard Stutz, Vinny Pahuja)Wed, 6 Aug 2014 00:00 ESThttp://pokercast.twoplustwo.com/podcast/327.mp3poker, hold'em, 2+2, Sklansky, stutz, pahuja